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“The film has the challenge of presenting a complex and painful social phenomenon that has to do with children who are in the lowest strata of society”, said Fernando Guzzoni, director of 'Blanquita'. Photo: Courtesy Quijote Films.

On screen

'Blanquita' at the Oscars

Chilean society was never the same after Caso Spiniak.

November 9th, 2022

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Chile's goalkeeper Brayan Cortes (3rd-L) looks at Brazil's forward Luiz Henrique (4th-L) celebrates after he scores his team's second goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Chile and Brazil, at the National stadium in Santiago, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP)

Soccer and society

More soccer in South America

October 11th, 2024

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The Chilean writer and diplomat belonged to the Latin American boom. Photo: Wikipedia

Books and Authors

Who Was Jorge Edwards?

March 20th, 2023

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Photo: Viviana Urra

Chilean architect at Harvard

February 22nd, 2023

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President of Chile, Gabriel Boric looks at a map.

Chile's Fire Crisis

February 13th, 2023

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Official poster for Primavera Sound in Chile 2022.

Primavera Sound in Chile

December 8th, 2021

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Activists present in the stands of the congress. Photo: Movilh Chile

CHILE APPROVES GAY MARRIAGE

December 7th, 2021

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Venezuelans voted for mayor and governor this Sunday. Photo: Twitter @nicolasmaduro

LATAM Election Results

November 22nd, 2021

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Military dictatorship in Chile

Heritage and History

September 13th, 2021

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Colonia Dignidad children with posters in defense of their leader, accused of pedophilia. Photo Reuters, Luis Chang.

'Colonia Dignidad'

September 7th, 2021

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Fernando Karadima was booted from the Catholic Church in 2018. Photo: Vladmir Rodas/Getty Images.

July 27th, 2021

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Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in front of the project model.

Heritage and History

July 9th, 2021

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Elisa Loncón, a Mapuche woman, has been elected to chair the writing of the New Chilean Constitution.

Heritage and History

Chile's Constitution Leader

July 6th, 2021

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Vaccination campaign in Chile. Image by Agencia Uno.

Heritage and History

COVID Mobility Passes

May 24th, 2021

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Decenas de mujeres llegan al puerto de Valparaíso, Chile, recitando un conjuro y vestidas de luto. ¿Qué se proponen? Photo: France24

Heritage and History

LasTesis: A feminist 'spell'

October 15th, 2020

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Photo: Rodrigo Garrido

Heritage and History

Chile's Most Influential

October 1st, 2020

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Open with Caution

July 29th, 2020

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Photo: @cami Instagram

Heritage and History

Justice for Antonia Barra

July 24th, 2020

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Patricia Pérez, propietaria de La Atacameña. Photo: El Dínamo.

Heritage and History

The herbalist of Atacama

June 8th, 2020

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La restricción abarca a los 32 municipios de la provincia de Santiago y otros seis colindantes con relación estrecha, lo que estimó el ministro alcanza a unas 8 millones de personas. (FOTO: AFP/Martín Bernetti)

Santiago in quarantine

May 15th, 2020

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Foto: La discusión

Immunity Cards?

April 21st, 2020

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Anita Lizana. Getty Images

Heritage and History

The Latina Queen of Tennis

April 10th, 2020

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De Rodrigo Fernández - Trabajo propio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia Commons

Heritage and History

Mónica Echeverría, RIP

January 6th, 2020

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SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 28: Demonstrators protect themselves from water during a protest against government of President Sebastian Piñera at Plaza Italia on November 28, 2019 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)

Caustic soda in water

December 17th, 2019

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A demonstrator holds a Chilean flag during a protest. November 9. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Taken from thestar.com

New Constitution in Chile

December 6th, 2019

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Mon Laferte's denunciation in the Latin Grammys was as much cheered as it was criticized, but it managed to travel around the world one way or the other. Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images.

Mon Laferte: Chile in flames

November 24th, 2019

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Protests continue in Chile after President Piñera declared a state of emergency and suspended the rise in subway rates. (Photo by Marcelo Hernández / Getty Images)

What's going on in Chile?

October 22nd, 2019

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VICTOR JARA AND thousands of civilians were rounded up, tortured and massacred by Pinochet’s regime inside the sports complex then known as Chile Stadium. Reuters

Thought Leaders

Netflix alert calls

January 23rd, 2019

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Photo provided by Innova Difusion on Dec. 30, 2018, showing a man holding up a smartphone to display the application allowing residents of Rancagua, Chile, to do assorted procedures. EFE

Heritage and History

The First Digitalized City

December 31st, 2018

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Patricio Cabezas shows how the biodegradable plastic grocery bags manufactured by his Chilean firm - Solubag - dissolves in water in just three minutes at an event in Miami on Dec. 4, 2018. EFE-EPA/Giorgio Viera

Heritage and History

Chile presents in Miami…

December 5th, 2018

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Photo sent by the president of Chile Sebastian Piñera with the ministry of justice and Human rights, Hernan Larrain and LGBTQ organization members Nov. 28, 2018 in Santiago (Chile). EPA-EFE/ Chile Government

Heritage and History

Chile will allow people to…

November 30th, 2018

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Officials of the Chilean public sector protest in front of La Moneda Palace, in Santiago, Chile, 26 November 2018. The National Association of Tax Employees (Anef), which includes 350,000 officials, estimated a 90% following of the national strike called today to demand an adjustment in the annual salary increase and to protest the 'wave of dismissals'. EPA/EFE/Alberto Pena

Chilean public employees…

November 28th, 2018

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Chilean President Sebastian Piñera (R) and Peruvian counterpart Martin Vizcarra (L) met here Tuesday to confirm the health of bilateral relations and sign a series of agreements. EPA/EFE/Alberto Valdes

Presidents of Chile, Peru…

November 28th, 2018

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A giant snail sculpture as part of the giant animal figures scattered around the Chilean capital of Santiago Chile (Chile). Oct. 25, 2018.

Heritage and History

Art for Sustainability

October 26th, 2018

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A view of the monument erected for the victims in the Pentagon during the dawn that marks the seventeenth anniversary of the 2001 attack in Arlington, Virginia. EFE

Chile: Another 9/11

September 12th, 2018

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Photo of the military coup in Chile on Sept. 11, 1973, provided by Penn's Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) program.

Heritage and History

September 11th, 2018